It will be the 22nd fathers day without my dad. He died at 49 years old of a massive heart attack. Never got to say good bye to him. I miss him all the time and just once would love to get one of his bear hugs once again. One day I say , One day when I meet him in Heaven. I know he is watching over our family and he shows us signs alot.. Hubby is also has a fatherless fathers day his dad died 3 years ago. A lot fresher in our minds but he was very sick and suffered for 4 years before dying. No death is is easy but I feel when someone is that ill it is more bearable because you know their suffering is over. We miss them both so much . I was a big daddy's girl and always will be .

Happy Father's Day...On This Fathers Day, Dads More Hands-On in Parenting Their Children, Survey ShowsJune 17, 2012  Most of fathers today (86 percent) say they are spending more time with their children than their own fathers spent with them. And 81 percent reported feeling financial pressure in their role as a father, according to a national survey by the Ad Council.

CNSNews spoke with Kenneth Braswell, the director of National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse at the Ad Council about the survey results. As a dad myself, I know that my role has changed slightly, and I think that its a trend of compensating for economic pressures and who is at home and who is sharing the workload at home, he said. Dads are doing more hands-on rearing of their children -- especially if you look 30-40 years ago, the paradigm of family development was the husband went to work, mom stayed at home, she took care of the kids, and dad came home and he paid the bills. Thats not the case today. Braswell said parenting roles are shifting, as dads not only are needed to do more parenting, but are expected to.

As for the 81 percent of fathers who said they feel financial pressure, Braswell said this is the first time fathers have been asked that question in this particular poll: I think that the reason that this number is so shocking to us is because weve never asked this question before. In asking the question, Braswell said they received responses such as, Absolutely, as a father I feel financial pressure because I want to be a provider to my family and so there is a pressure in trying to be a responsible father to ensure that you are holding up your financial end of the bargain...

In announcing the Fathers Day poll results, the Ad Council pointed to U.S. Census Bureau statistics noting that some 24 million children live apart from their biological fathers. However, according to the National Center for Home Education Statistics, even when fathers do not share a home with their children, their active involvement in their lives can have a lasting positive impact. The Ad Councils national survey also found that 70% of todays fathers admitted they could improve their parenting skills. The survey validates the trend that family dynamics are changing for the best. Amidst their challenges, in general fathers are stepping up and becoming more active than ever in the lives of their children and families, said Braswell. As the National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse, we are happy to see the national data to support this reality.

Public Service Announcements run by the Ad Council urge men to take time to be a dad today. They also direct fathers to visit National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse for parenting tips, fatherhood programs and additional resources for fathers. Since the launch of its responsible fatherhood campaign in 2008, the Ad Council says it has received more than $145 million in donated media across television, radio, outdoor, print and digital. Our survey showed that the vast majority of dads are looking forward to spending time with their children this Fathers Day, said Peggy Conlon, president and CEO of the Ad Council. The survey was conducted nationwide May 1-11, 2012. The nationally representative sample consisted of 743 fathers, ages 18 and up.

My bio- is deceased, adoptive has already been called. Will call my cousin (?) *hard to tell with the generational split, but his dad was my dad's brother, however my dad was the youngest of nine so the generations are all skewed. My cousin has a daughter my age. Closest I can get to saying Happy Dad's Day in that neck of the woods, so I'll call him.

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